We have merged two threads on this topic into 1 and kept the title of the longer thread. The other thread was called, "Adeline Johnson, high school senior, misses state due to biological male taking the last spot in California."
I know this thread is long and may not get too many readers at this point, but I have a real question: does anyone know if any of the trans people we are talking about here transitioned before puberty? If so, wouldn't they be following all the current rules of the sport?
I would assume the answer is no, so that brings up the next question: has anyone heard of someone transitioning before puberty and making it to the elite level of their sport? What kind of research has been done that assesses whether a trans that takes the hormone blockers pre-puberty does or does not have a biological advantage over cis-gendered women?
Another more general question is when someone takes the hormone blockers, does their level of T drop to absolute zero, or does it bottom out at some minimal level? Are they given any other hormones as a cushion so their bodies do not go into "non-hormone" shock (for lack of a more scientific term)?
Athena Ryan last competed as a boy during XC their sophomore year